Miniature fiber radio transceiver and related method
First Claim
1. A miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver having an elongated form factor.
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Abstract
A miniature fiber radio transceiver is disclosed that has an elongated form factor. In some embodiments, the form factor has the dimensions of one half of a millimeter by one half of a millimeter by fifty millimeters to give the transceiver an elongated shape similar to the shape of a single strand of hair. The miniature fiber radio transceiver may also include an energy source in the form of a piezoelectric fiber composite transducer having a plurality of elongated elastic piezoelectric fibers embedded in a composite material. The piezoelectric fibers can scavenge electrical energy from mechanical energy to generate charge pulses that provide the electrical energy for the operation of the transceiver.
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20 Claims
- 1. A miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver having an elongated form factor.
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10. A miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver having an elongated form factor, the miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver comprising:
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an electronics area that comprises one of;
a radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver;an energy source area that comprises a source of electrical energy; and an antenna area that comprises an antenna for one of;
transmitting and receiving radio frequency waveforms. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for manufacturing a miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver, the method comprising:
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providing an energy source structure in the form of a fiber or mat of fibers; creating metal traces of interconnects on a top and a bottom of the energy source structure; and forming an antenna of the metal traces on the energy source structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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